Eleven National Liberation Front of Tripura militants led by dreaded area commander Suren Debbarma surrendered on Saturday bringing much relief for the security forces on the eve of the state Assembly election. The group also handed over some arms and ammunitions, including AK series rifles.
The police said the group fled away from their camp in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh and crossed over to Indian Territory through Karbook in southern Tripura and contacted the nearest BSF camp. They are being interrogated by BSF now. Suren Debbarma led the state’s biggest massacre of 21 Tripura State Rifles jawans at Hirapur in S. Tripura on August 20, 2002. The surrender amid reports of fresh recruitment of cadres by the militant outfits brought much relief for the security forces.